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EP 4 371 537 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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28.08.2024 Bulletin 2024/35 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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22.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/21 |
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Date of filing: 09.04.2018 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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Priority: |
09.04.2017 IL 25168417 06.12.2017 US 201762595172 P
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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18784603.5 / 3609447 |
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Applicants: |
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- Sanoculis Ltd.
5555110 Kiryat Ono (IL)
- TEL HASHOMER MEDICAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
AND SERVICES LTD.
5262000 Ramat-Gan (IL)
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- LAVI, Gilad
7574017 Rishon Le'zion (IL)
- GLOVINSKY, Yoseph
4955047 Petah Tiqwa (IL)
- SHMUKLER, Vadim
7529047 Rishon Le'Zion (IL)
- ISRAELI, Nir
5290429 Ramat-Gan (IL)
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Representative: Zacco GmbH |
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Bayerstrasse 83 80335 München 80335 München (DE) |
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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING A CHANNEL IN SOFT TISSUE |
(57) A medical device is configured and operable for removing a defined shape of soft
tissue from a target tissue layer in an eye thereby creating a matching channel with
predetermined geometry and orientation between two side walls of the target tissue
layer to enable drainage of fluid from the eye through the channel, the device comprising
coaxial outer and inner elongated members extending along axis X;
said outer member comprising:
- a first distal part having a first open distal end and configured for sticking to
said target tissue layer during forward axial movement of the outer member, and
- a first proximal elongated part housing the inner member;
said inner member being configured to be rotated and projected distally, along said
axis X, through said first open distal end of the outer member, the inner member comprising:
- a second distal part having a second open distal end having a round cutting edge
of a first diameter, the round cutting edge being configured to attach to said target
tissue layer and cut said defined shape of the soft tissue from the target tissue
layer while rotating and distally progressing, thereby creating said channel formed
as a hole through the target tissue layer, and
- a chamber extending proximally inside the inner member from said second open distal
end of the second distal part for a predetermined length, the chamber being configured
to receive and retain said removed soft tissue in an intact form during said rotating
and distally progressing of the inner member, thereby providing a validation and authentication
to volume and shape of the corresponding channel created inside the target tissue
layer.

